Wi-Fi Makes Trees Sick, Study Says

By René Schoemaker , IDG News

Editorial note: A Dutch agency that looks into the health effects of electromagnetic radiation issued a statement that the results of the research described in this story were unconfirmed. "Based on the information now available [it] can not be concluded that the Wi-Fi radio signals leads to damage to trees or other plants," it said, according to a Google translation.

Radiation from Wi-Fi networks is harmful to trees, causing significant variations in growth, as well as bleeding and fissures in the bark, according to a recent study in the Netherlands.

All deciduous trees in the Western world are affected, according to the study by Wageningen University. The city of Alphen aan den Rijn ordered the study five years ago after officials found unexplained abnormalities on trees that couldn't be ascribed to a virus or bacterial infection.

Additional testing found the disease to occur throughout the Western world. In the Netherlands, about 70 percent of all trees in urban areas show the same symptoms, compared with only 10 percent five years ago. Trees in densely forested areas are hardly affected.

Besides the electromagnetic fields created by mobile-phone networks and wireless LANs, ultrafine particles emitted by cars and trucks may also be to blame. These particles are so small they are able to enter the organisms.

The study exposed 20 ash trees to various radiation sources for a period of three months. Trees placed closest to the Wi-Fi radio demonstrated a "lead-like shine" on their leaves that was caused by the dying of the upper and lower epidermis of the leaves. This would eventually result in the death of parts of the leaves. The study also found that Wi-Fi radiation could inhibit the growth of corn cobs.

The researchers urged that further studies were needed to confirm the current results and determine long-term effects of wireless radiation on trees.

geee.. if this frequency is affecting agricultural tissue in such profound ways.. oops, I guess the non commercially funded
studies on human and mammalian cell line alterations just may have been the proverbial canary.

Once again, a study has shown there may be cause for concern, but until the results pile up the answers aren't conclusive. Haven't we been hearing that a lot? Well, sure, it's true. The effects of toxins and EMF are cummulative. Smoking one cigarette isn't going to cause long-term damage, but do it for 20-30 years and problems begin to be conclusive. Basically this points out that we are in the early stages, we won't have all the answers for decades possibly, but in the interim we're all be exposed to what many feel are potential dangerous, even lethal, levels of electromagnetic radiation. A nuclear reactor accident gets a lot of attention, but the day to day levels of radiation we are subjected to are mostly ignored or poked fun at.

Your choices:

Ignore it all.

Take it seriously and do what you can to prevent exposure and protect your health.

What did you decide? If you want to protect your health - Read these Tips for Cell Phone Safety, put protection on your cell phones and most importantly wear your Bioshield EMF Protection Pendant. Shield wearers report feeling less stressed, more focused and more energized.